- Treborough
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Treborough
latitude= 51.1192
longitude= -3.4087
population = 42cite web |url=http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/index/looking_after/living_in_communities/exmoor_parishes/treborough.htm |title=Treborough Parish |accessdate=2008-02-08 |format= |work=Exmoor National Park ]
shire_district=West Somerset
shire_county=Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Bridgwater
post_town= WATCHET
postcode_area= TA
postcode_district= TA23
dial_code= 01984
os_grid_reference= ST015365Treborough is a small village and
civil parish convert|7|mi|km|0 miles south ofDunster , lying amongst theBrendon Hills within theExmoor National Park in theWest Somerset district ofSomerset ,England .The name Treborough is thought to be derived from the Celtic "treberg" meaning "hamlet by the waterfall", [cite web |url=http://www.everythingexmoor.org.uk/_T/Treborough.php |title=Treborough |accessdate=2008-02-08 |format= |work=Everything Exmoor ] or wooded place or hill, from the
Old English "treow" for tree.The Church of St Peter dates from the 14th century and has been designated by
English Heritage as a grade II*listed building . [cite web | title=Church of St Peter | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=265386 | accessdate=2008-02-08]Within the village are a pair of lime kilns which date from the early 19th century made from flat bedded local slate. [cite web | title=Pair of limekilns at NGR ST 0166 3684 | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=265385 | accessdate=2008-02-08]
Treborough Woods are a convert|70|acre|ha|1|lk=on area which contain the site of a slate quarry which was used for 500 years until production finished in
World War II . [cite web |url=http://www.everythingexmoor.org.uk/_T/Treborough_Slate_Quarry.php |title=Treborough Slate Quarry |accessdate=2008-02-08 |format= |work=Everything Exmoor ]References
External links
* [http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/index/looking_after/living_in_communities/exmoor_parishes/treborough.htm Exmoor National Park information on Treborough]
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